When Seton Hall opens its Big East Conference season Wednesday night, it'll be down one player. And this time, it won't be because of an injury.

Sophomore point guard Freddie Wilson is transferring from the Pirates program effective immediately. The school issued a release late Tuesday night.

"I thank Freddie for his contributions over the last two seasons and wish him luck in his future endeavors," Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard said in a statement.

Wilson, who hails from New Haven, Conn., has played in 40 games over a season and a half with the Pirates. However, he never saw consistent minutes and was unable to crack the second rotation of Willard's lineup. Wilson was only averaging 5.3 minutes a game this season and 1.4 points per game.

The 6-foot-2 guard repeatedly found himself in Willard's doghouse throughout his tenure with the Pirates.

He did not play in two games last season and three more this season, following his two-game suspension at the beginning of the year from a violation of team rules. Willard docked Wilson for the first two games of the season.

"Freddie's a (bonehead) and Freddie's going to pay for it," Willard said at the time of the suspension.